Want to visit the Utica Zoo for free next week? Here’s how

UTICA, N.Y. -- For three hours Monday, the public can visit the Utica Zoo for free.

The zoo’s last free admission night of the summer will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. The event is open to the public.

“Free admission nights are a prime opportunity to enjoy everything the Utica Zoo has to offer without the expense of admission costs," said Mark Simon, the zoo’s marketing coordinator, in a news release. "This also allows us to tell our zoo story to more people and get out a more meaningful conservation message to our community.”

Parking shuttle rides to the zoo will be offered from the Parkway Rec Center and Mohawk Valley Community College from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

One day later, emergency responders will have a chance to visit the zoo for free.

The Utica Zoo is holding “First Responder Appreciation Day” from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. Starting at 1 p.m., children will also have a chance to interact with responders and see fire trucks, ambulance and police vehicles set up at the zoo.

The Utica Zoo is located at 1 Utica Zoo Way off of Master Garden Road.